Alan Bean

It was with a heavy heart I heard of the death of Alan Bean at the age of 86. We had the great privilege to host two events for him, once back in 2007 and again in 2013. An incredibly story teller, a man of great humour and meticulous detail, he signed his very last autographs on those weekends as good as his first. We will always cherish the memories and time we spent with you, Ad Astra Captain

#OTD John Glenn was strapped inside the spacecraft he named Friendship 7 which lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 14. During the four-hour, 55-minute flight he became the first American to orbit Earth.